Anyone regret getting a cam?

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Nov 3, 2006 | 11:32 PM

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My wife does!

Nov 4, 2006 | 04:40 AM

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My wife does!

Nov 4, 2006 | 08:50 AM

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The right cam installed correctly and the right tune should always equal no regrets.

Nov 4, 2006 | 08:53 AM

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If done correctly, the only regrets you should feel are when you have to rebuild that rear and/or tranny.

Nov 4, 2006 | 09:02 AM

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My wife does!

lol, i just needed some sleep to be able to comprehend!

Nov 4, 2006 | 09:10 AM

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If it's your first cammed car it will be an eye opening experience, heh. The car will be a totally different animal - new noises/sounds, different drivability and behaviors - but a good tuner can make even a large cam drive like stock. A big cam with a bad tune can really make driving it a PITA.

Idling A4's are a little more sensitive to large cams than M6 cars are, due to the A4 fluid coupling providing resistance against the drivetrain, which takes more effort to idle. (With the clutch in or in neutral a M6 provides no resistance against the crank so it will idle easier than the same cam in an A4 car).

A cam is pretty much the heart of the engine - so you need to select it with your end goals in mind unless you like swapping.

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Nov 4, 2006 | 09:25 AM

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A cam is pretty much the heart of the engine

Silly rabbit! I think it is more of a "brain" than a heart. Technically it is located where a heart would be though, so you seem correct in that assumption.

Crank is the heart.

Nov 4, 2006 | 07:24 PM

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Silly rabbit! I think it is more of a "brain" than a heart. Technically it is located where a heart would be though, so you seem correct in that assumption.

Crank is the heart.

Really I meant it more in the sense that the cam selection is the "heart" of the whole setup, in that the cam selection has the most effect on how the car will run/drive/behave and how much power it will make/where in the powerband.

Enough philosophy, slap a T-Rex in that ***** !

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